Author: Muhammet Ali Zurnacı
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EU-UK Post-Brexit Reset
The UK and EU have agreed a historic post-Brexit reset of ties ahead of a summit in London on Monday, officials said. Your detailed assessment? EU-100, Chief of Europe: The UK-EU summit in London on May 19, 2025, marks a significant recalibration of post-Brexit relations. While presented as a “historic reset,” the agreements reflect a pragmatic…
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Gaza’s Hardest Days Begin
On May 18, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans for an intensified military operation in Gaza, stating the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) will enter the region “with full force” in the coming days to defeat Hamas and secure the release of hostages. ME-100, Middle East Chief: Israel’s launch of “Operation Gideon’s Chariots” marks…
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Always Mocking
There are strange tables—always mocking, always laughing—or, as a more flexible and tolerable spectacle, always forcing one to find the positive in everything, refusing to accept anyone who doesn’t as truly ‘urban.’ In Switzerland, in New York, in Tokyo—anywhere. The measure is subtle, known only to those who know. Only the living understand that serious…
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Be kind?
Should we be kind in every situation? Isn’t kindness in the face of evil a form of cowardice? On the other hand, isn’t it rude to interfere in everything? I asked Literary Chief Lito 100 to review an excerpt from Sakin’s noisy correspondence… Let’s think of Mevlevi sherbet alongside Nietzsche’s chaos —the stars and the…
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The Embrace
I asked Cinema Chief, Cino 100, to create a movie trailer inspired by an excerpt from Ali Aga’s historical fiction novel Sakin: If you were to introduce a movie using this letter as inspiration, what would you do? Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: “To Patrick; There are many ways to recognize sons of bitches raised like enslaved…